Emanuel Berry, 12, plays in the Watts Towers Art Center Amphitheater as the sun sets on a warm February day. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Using a slow shutter speed, lights from cars are captured as they drive along Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu rock, right, after sunset. (Bob Carey / Los Angeles Times)
Lines of cars travel north on the 405 Freeway as the sun makes its final appearance. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The sun breaks through the clouds over Santa Cruz Island as seagulls take flight from Surfer’s Point in Ventura. (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)
A nod to sunset: A sunflower lends a bright spot to the evening sky as the sun sets over the Santa Susana Mountains near Porter Ranch. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bubbles refract the sunset light in Santa Monica. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Sara Hutter and Daniele Schugg, both of Rossmoor, take a scenic ride at the aptly named Sunset Beach. (Al Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Warm Santa Ana winds bring a ruby-colored sunset to the downtown Los Angeles skyline. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Alex Goutier, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga sails over a jump near Rubidoux in Riverside County. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Birds at Santa Monica Beach take flight toward a dramatic sunset. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
